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We hate them. They're monsters of nature. It's the truth. Unfortunately, they happen all the time in life so we have to deal with them.

Hurricanes are huge huge storms. They form over middle-eastern Africa as tropical depressions. Tropical depressions are extremely low pressure systems. Then as they go oversea, the warm water strengthens the storm, giving it more power. If it is a slow moving storm, it has more time to strengthen before it makes landfall, therefore, the destruction is larger, like hurricane Katrina. It had a lot of time to move over the ocean and had more energy to release. If it is a fast moving storm, it has less time to strengthen, so it will probably get to a low level 2 hurricane, like hurricane Irene or hurricane Bonnie.

To get a better idea of how to classify hurricanes, here are the identifications that meteoroligists use.

Category 4 Hurricane:
(Hugo 1989)
(Winds 131-155 mph)
More extensive constructional failures with a lot of complete roof structure failure on small residences. Huge erosion on most beaches. Terrain may be flooded well inland. Evacuation of the immediate areas may be required.

Category 5 Hurricane:
(Andrew 1992)
(156 mph and up)
Total roof failure on many residences and industrial buildings. A few complete building failures. Small buildings blown over or away. Huge damage from flooding to lower floors or buildings. Massive evacuation of areas may be required.